"752"

Well if you don't know anything about me then you need to learn fast that I love me some TV and I love me some Scandal. One of my favorite episodes I recently got to re-watch thanks to BET and these Saturday marathons they have been running. The episode is called "752". There are a million reasons why I love the episode but in particular the raw emotion and honest that is emmited just blows my mind.

The power of raw emotion and honesty. True honesty. Raw emotion. Does anyone even know how to be truly honest and show emotion? In our society, I think it's been taught to us the importance of getting ahead, being strong-- pushing whoever we need to to get what we want. We pretend we don't have time for this or that but instead remain lonely. This episode of Scandal reminded me of that. We can look like we have it all together yet still be so lonely. Why is that? I think it's because we think that everybody has it together. On the outside we all look put together but on the inside we are one jumbled up mess. So instead of our "friends" saying it'll get better, I'll pray for you, I understand. It would be better if they were saying I screwed up too but I am still pushing through and know that it'll get better. No one cares just about all the clean parts of your life. The clean parts are only half the story. We need to hear the messy. We need to know that you still struggle. And not just past struggles. But what happens now. In the present? As an adult? Today?  Lies and half truths can't be the building blocks of friendships and community. Only through God, truth, love, acceptance, forgiveness, and time can true community florish. Are you willing to set your dirt on the table with everyone else's? Whose willing to make the first move?